Firefighters rescue 8 at Woodlake Apartments

Timothy Chisley, who lives in the apartments in
the 14000 block of Castle Boulevard off Briggs
Chainey Road, says he felt helpless as he
watched flames shooting from the building and
friends standing on their balconies, waiting to
be rescued.

Timothy Chisley, who lives in the apartments in the 14000 block of Castle Boulevard off Briggs Chainey Road, says he felt helpless as he watched flames shooting from the building and friends standing on their balconies, waiting to be rescued.

“I was terrified. It seemed like a scene out of a movie,” Chisley said.

“I felt bad on the inside because I couldn’t help.”

The fire, reported at 7:30 a.m., started at the rear of a townhouse and spread to the apartments. About 100 firefighters responded.